The Role of Euroscepticism in Shaping the Future: Comparing EU Policies and Comparing Governments before the EU's Court of Justice - Schuman Centre’s Seminar Series

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Wed 28 Mar 2018 16.30 - 18.00

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2018-03-28 16:302018-03-28 18:00Europe/ParisThe Role of Euroscepticism in Shaping the Future: Comparing EU Policies and Comparing Governments before the EU's Court of Justice - Schuman Centre’s Seminar Series

In recent national elections and those to the European Parliament, populist radical right parties (PRRP) have gained many more votes than in previous decades. What could that mean, at least in the longer run, for EU policies such as in the fields of the Internal Market, social or environmental regulation, migration management, defence? Our study analyses programmatic texts to learn how (in-)coherent the policy-specific demands of PRRPs are on the different levels of government and in different EU member states. Which EU policies may rather be dismantled, if the electoral trend continues, which ones – if any – could possibly be expanded?

In recent national elections and those to the European Parliament, populist radical right parties (PRRP) have gained many more votes than in previous decades. What could that mean, at least in the longer run, for EU policies such as in the fields of the Internal Market, social or environmental regulation, migration management, defence? Our study analyses programmatic texts to learn how (in-)coherent the policy-specific demands of PRRPs are on the different levels of government and in different EU member states. Which EU policies may rather be dismantled, if the electoral trend continues, which ones – if any – could possibly be expanded?